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China's intelligent greenhouse enters trial operation

00:59 A world-leading high-tech smart greenhouse entered trial operation recently in east China's Shanghai. Construction was completed on the Chongming Modern Agricultu

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Melting glaciers linked to increased carbon emissions in 'unexpected' discovery

The process has been measured in six mountain ranges across the world - Austria, Ecuador, France, New Zealand, Norway and the US.

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Sporting moments of the week (March 8-14)

Players in action during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament match between France and Portugal, in Montpellier, France, March 14, 2021. /CFP Gu Ailing of China clinches doub

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Police clash with anti-lockdown protesters near The Hague

Dutch police cracked down on a peaceful anti-lockdown protest taking place in a park across from The Hague on the eve of the country's general election. Riot police were de

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The great bubble barrier: A radical way to reduce plastic in our water

08:15 Every minute, the equivalent of one truck of plastic trash is dumped into the sea. That's 1,440 trucks every 24 hours, or eight billion kilograms per year.Now engineers in Austra

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Minority residents suffer water crisis in capital city of Mississippi

02:18 Life in Jackson, Mississippi is slowly returning to normal, but it still has a long way to go.The late winter ice storm that punished much of the south, hit the state's capital h

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Ethiopia rejects U.S. claims of ethnic cleansing in Tigray

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. /VCG Ethiopia on Saturday rejected U.S. allegations there has been ethnic cleansing in Tigray, pushing back against the latest criticism of its

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Why ‘blaming the intern’ won’t save startups from cybersecurity liability

SolarWinds is back in hot water after a shareholder lawsuit accused the company of poor security practices, which they say allowed hackers to break into at least nine U.S. government agencies and hund

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Belarus expresses concerns about human rights situation in EU and U.K.

At the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Belarus made a speech on behalf of a group of countries on Friday to express deep concerns about systemic human rights violations and abuses in

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Sinovac vaccine "a salvation," says Mexican indigenous resident

The Chinese manufactured Sinovac vaccine has been described as a "light of hope" for Mexico amid the health and economic ravages of COVID-19. /Xinhua Photo Leocadia Longino, an elderly residen

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2.7 mln people in Somalia at risk of "crisis level" food insecurity

The United Nations estimates that in 2021, some 5.9 million people across Somalia – including 15 per cent women and 66 per cent children – are expected to require humanitarian support. /VCG Ar

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Hint water CEO on how she started a multimillion dollar company

05:54 Kara Goldin, the founder and CEO of the bottled water company Hint says that one benefit of the global pandemic is that people are much more concerned about their health.It was c

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Equatorial Guinea explosions: Death toll rises to 98

The death toll from a series of explosions in military barracks in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 98, the health ministry said on Monday.At least 615 people were injured in the blasts on Sunday, whic

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Japanese snow monkeys enjoy 'bath time'

On March 6, 2021, several red-faced Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, were seen soaking in a hot spring in Jigokudani valley in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Usually living in northern parts

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It's a China thing: Alternatives to plastic straws

03:50 The Chinese government started enforcing strictest-ever restrictions on plastic products on January 1. If you're a beverage lover, it means you'll have to say goodbye to plastic

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Water quality improves in China's second-largest freshwater lake

Lush vegetation by Dongting Lake, February 13, 2021. /CFPThe phosphorus concentration at Dongting Lake, China's second-largest freshwater lake, has been falling continu

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'Incredible' findings prove existence of space plasma hurricanes

Satellite readings reveal a space hurricane in Earth's upper atmosphere made of plasma and raining electrons instead of water.